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Teddy Roosevelt: “Of course, nothing can ever prevent accidents caused by human weakness or misconduct; and there should be drastic…”

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Of course, nothing can ever prevent accidents caused by human weakness or misconduct; and there should be drastic punishment for any railroad employee, whether officer or man, who by issuance of wrong orders or by disobedience of orders causes disaster.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York
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Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt acknowledges that while accidents are inevitable, accountability for negligence is essential.

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